# Ascending cholangitis

What is ascending cholangitis (acute cholangitis)? Ascending cholangitis is where an obstruction in the common bile duct allows bacteria to colonize the ducts, resulting in inflammation and potentially sepsis. This video covers the pathophysiology, major signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for ascending cholangitis.

Sources: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/acute-cholangitis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10987108 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascending_cholangitis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/774245-overview#a5 Pathoma First Aid 2016 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/186850-overview#a5

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/186850-treatment#d9

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Osmosis
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ascending_cholangitis.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Osmosis
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/54055844?play=1)